1997 Event Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3 1948 Death Hideki Tojo, Japan Prime Minister 1941 - 1944 and 6 Japs, hanged for war crimes at 64 1948 Event Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal 1945 Event Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1943 Event Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java 1884 Birthday Tojo Hideki, Japanese Prime Minister during WW II